Man agrees to plea 4 years after arrest

After many legal twists and turns, Cox will serve 17 years for robbery charges

10:45 PM,
May 9, 2013

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The strange, drawn-out case of a man accused of robbing several Iowa City businesses finally is drawing to a close.

Ahkinea Cox's story began more than four years ago, on Nov. 9, 2008, when he was caught in the act of robbing a Gilbert Street gas station. The crime was caught on camera and Iowa City police officers arrested Cox and Fredrick Reid at the scene. By all accounts, it would appear to be a slam-dunk case.

However, in the next four years, the case was thrown out by a judge, and then that ruling was overturned. Cox, a.k.a. Lil Bit, was released from jail and later was arrested in another state. On ...